Welcome to the DTG BATTLE ROYALE
Our goal is to find the best direct to garment printing operation in the world. Which operator (business) and DTG machine combo can provide the best custom digital printed t-shirt? Read more at T-ShirtForums.com...
About the DTG BATTLE ROYALE
After reading through several threads in the Direct to Garment section of T-Shirt Forums, a couple of things stood out to me:
- DTG owners are a fun group of people :)
- The DTG industry is as complex as an opera, with lots of interesting storylines
- The results you can get from the DTG machines rely almost as much on the skills of the operator as it does the capabilities of the DTG machine they happen to be using
People visit this section of the forum for a few different reasons:
- To research which DTG machine they should buy
- To see how to get the best results from their machines
- To troubleshoot with fellow machine owners about problems they may be having with their machines.
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"A fun contest that lets the different DTG owners battle it out to see who can produce the best results with their machine. Who will be the DTG Battle Royale Champion?"
The Goals of the DTG BATTLE ROYALE
Our goal is to showcase the capabilities of the various DTG machines in a fun and unique way. This is not a case of manufacturers saying their machine is best and the other guys suck. We want to promote the great business owners that visit our DTG sections of the forum and give the operators of these digital machines a chance to show off their talents. Let's let the t-shirt prints do the talking!
This contest will also educate those who are researching which machine they want to invest in for their business. Current machine owners will get to see what their machines are capable of with the right combination of machine settings, RIP software, artwork tweaks, machine features, and, of course, exeperience. Hopefully this will also result in better prints for the end user!
PRIZES - Besides bragging rights for the year, you'll also receive...
DecoNetwork is an online t-shirt designer and storefront solution for custom t-shirt printing businesses.
(payable via check, PayPal, or Amazon Gift Card
PrinterListings is an online business directory of custom t-shirt printing businesses.
(to be announced :)
How to Enter
Post your questions in our DTG BATTLE ROYALE section of T-Shirt Forums
Front print will be the winning design from this year's T-ShirtForums T-Shirt Design Contest Extravaganza.
Back print will be the DTG Battle Royale contest poster designed by Freelance Fridge
Preview Print Images
Please EDIT the back file to put your company name, logo, website, contact info in the empty white box at the bottom of the poster.
This can be ordered from TSCApparel.com, AlphaShirt.com, Sun-Apparel.com, or direct from AmericanApparel.net
- Download the image files to be printed.
Download Image Files - Fill out the online entry form to let us know'll be entering and to get the address to mail your entry.
Go To The Online Entry Form
- Use your DTG machine to print the BEST looking t-shirt you can and mail it in before February 28, 2011.
Get In Touch
If you have any questions about the DTG BATTLE ROYALE contest, please post them in the DTG BATTLE ROYALE section of T-Shirt Forums. You can also use that handy dandy form over there to the right to send in a question.
Our Profiles
JUDGING
The entries will be judged based on 5 factors:
- First Impressions - is the print "display ready" without pretreat stains and heat press squares
- Sharpness of detail in the print
- Softness of hand on the print
- Print accuracy - (registration, trapping, no banding, even ink distribution)
- Washability - how does the print hold up after the initial wash?
I will photograph the entries and post them to the forum so that they can be voted on anonymously by the T-ShirtForums community.
I'll take into account both my own findings from seeing the t-shirts first and and the votes from the community to declare the final winner.
